Sandford Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.48° N 1.79° W

Sandford Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sandford Bay sea temperature is
14.1°C
0.5° 

Sandford Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Sandford Bay today (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sandford Bay at 9AM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Afternoon (26 Aug)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)4s

Table - waves today at Sandford Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
4
0.5
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.9
SE
6
1
SE
6
0.4
NE
4
0.1
N
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.6
E
7
1.7
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.4
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
4
5
7
22
46
71
4
1
80
0
93
115
115
110
144
176
232
277
323
377
334
314
222
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
20
ESE
15
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
25
NW
30
NW
35
NW
30
NW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:25AM2.95m
12:58PM2.87m
1:00AM3.17m
1:32PM3.02m
1:32AM3.35m
2:03PM3.14m
Low Tide
6:40AM0.62m
6:47PM0.79m
7:14AM0.41m
7:19PM0.64m
7:45AM0.23m
7:50PM0.51m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:56
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:19
8:16
 mm
2
2
1
Temp °C
14
13
14
16
17
17
16
16
16
16
15
16
16
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
11
9
12
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
14
14
13
14
12
12
11
10
11
10
9
8
9
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